Sammy doesn't go to school with his older brother; he goes to school on a special bus. They are constantly at cross purposes because Sammy is autistic and does not know how to be a "normal brother". Then one day, Sammy's brother realizes that Sammy's way of doing things may not be so bad.
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"'My Brother Sammy' is a moving book with a subtle power" -- The Lady
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Sammy is special - he is different and does not do anything the way an ordinary brother would. He can't play games in the park with the other children; instead he lies on his back and watches the sun shine through the trees. He can't make tunnels for the cars in the sand, instead he just lets the sand trickle through his fingers. And his older brother takes some time to learn that being special just means that you have to develop a special relationship.
This evocative story describes how different we all are and reminds us that patience and acceptance are vital ingredients in all good relationships.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
This is a lovely book, beautifully illustrated in watercolours, about a boy whose younger brother is "special" (he appears to be autistic, but this isn't specified). Sammy seems to act and be treated differently, which leads to his brother's slightly resentful observations on how he doesn't behave "normally". This is quite an issue in a household with a developmentally handicapped child, and the book represents the older brother's understandable resentment without putting him in the wrong. But Sammy unexpectedly turns the tables on his brother, and the two go off together sometimes to do the things that Sammy likes, which his brother finds opens up a whole new range of experiences and sensations he had never looked for before.
I would recommend this book for anyone with a developmentally handicapped or "different" child in the family, and I think that all schools should stock it as a matter of course.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By "soapy17"
Format:Paperback
I read this book this week, and thought it was wonderful. It approaches the topic of children with special needs very sensitively- as Sammy's brother has autism. As a teacher, I found that there was a lot of potential to use this in the primary classroom. The pictures are very beautiful too. You do not get many books as good as this.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By C. Scott
Format:Paperback
I borrowed this book from the library and sat down to read it to my two-and-a-half year old daughter this morning. My younger brother is autistic and this book really summed up how I felt when we were growing up together. I was in tears by the end of the first page! I think it's a wonderful book for anyone who has someone very special in their family. It lets the reader know that it's alright to be angry and embarrassed at times. I'm definitely going to buy a copy for my daughters.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
A good book to promote discussion about autism at schools and especially for siblings who may have a mixture of feelings towards the special need child
Format:Paperback
Lily and I absolutely loved this book. Touching and tender, this is told so brilliantly from the child's viewpoint. Lily doesn't have an autistic sibling but this lovely book opened up a conversation about how some people ARE special and how we need to try and find different ways to play and communicate with them.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
May 2000: My Brother Sammy was awarded the Key Stage 1 Fiction Prize in the English Association's English 4-11 Awards for the Best Children's Illustrated Books of 1999.
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